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Crime
Transportation
Esther Groves was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 305 (154) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Place of origin: Birmingham, Warwickshire England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Name Esther Groves. Age; 35. Born; abt 1812 Date of Trial 22 Oct 1847 Trial; 1847 - Warwickshire, England Sentence; Transportation © 1997-2024 Ancestry No; 476. Aged; 36 ** years old - Married Trade; Umbrella Maker and Laundress Husband; George Sheffield 1851 - Marriage Permissions Esther Groves. Ship; Tory. to George Foster. Ship; William Jardine Permission date: 29 Apr 1851 1851 - Marriage. Church of Holy Trinity. George a Blacksmith 1867 - Deaths. Esther Groves aka Esther Foster General Hospital Hobart. Admission dates: 24 Jul 1867 Ship: Tory 2. Place of origin: Birmingham Date of death: 16 Aug 1867. Aged; 48 years old ** Cause of death; kidney disease